How will you begin to implement your strategy or intervention?
direct discussions with faculty
data facilitators "data coaches" who receive more targeted training and support the staff. They also provide PD through grade level workshops to the rest of the staff.
look for technology savvy data facilitators
How much money will you need to implement this intervention?
data facilitators will receive a stipend of $500-$1,000
data facilitators will need initial PD
What financial resources are already allocated that would support your intervention?
we have not seen the specific school budget but can infer that money is set aside for PD. As we restructure the PD we can re-allocate those funds to support this initiative.
we can look into Grants that support the initiative.
Will you need to reallocate funds?
see above
What material and human resources already exist in your building? How can you identify what resources are available and if you are using them effectively?
survey the staff to gather interest in being a "data coach"
continue to query staff through the process to ensure that the coaches are effective in their positions
What material resources can be re-purposed for this intervention?
literature and data
online learning environment such as Moodle, webinar, and screencasting software to extend the time for learning
How will you spend your budget dollars? What do you need to purchase?
pay substitute teacher time for pull-out training of facilitators
1-2 data experts to assist in training the facilitators
literature library for facilitators
stipends for facilitators
Who needs to be involved in your intervention? Does it require a shift in personnel, or is it something that can be accomplished with staff members in their current roles?
data coach/facilitators selected from current staff.
they would remain full-time but receive a stipend as compensation
How can staff members and other community members be used creatively to achieve your intervention (e.g., volunteers, across-age mentors, specialty visitors, etc.)?
use technology savvy data facilitators, this will aid in online learning environments.
What professional development needs to take place to support the intervention? What will be the outcomes of the professional development?
The outcomes of the professional development plan will be to improve teacher understanding of student data in a way that informs and individualizes student learning experiences.
Who will conduct the professional development?
outside/inside expert
data facilitators
Can you use existing planning time for professional development, or will you need additional time in the schedule?
use some of the existing, monthly staff meeting time
potentially use some of the regular weekly team meeting time,
in-service time
explore the concept of a weekly, one hour early release program.
Will your professional development or intervention require additional fiscal resources, such as money to hire substitutes?
yes, as stated above
How will you monitor staff progress in the professional development? What are the budget considerations for progress monitoring and teacher evaluation?
We will monitor staff progress in this initiative by the way they are using the data in their classrooms with their students and the types of learning experiences they are designing for students.
We might also consider looking into the addition of a longitudinal, student-growth measure like NWEA's MAP test for this school.
Team Meeting-Thursday, April 1st @ 9:30
How will you begin to implement your strategy or intervention?
- direct discussions with faculty
- data facilitators "data coaches" who receive more targeted training and support the staff. They also provide PD through grade level workshops to the rest of the staff.
- look for technology savvy data facilitators
How much money will you need to implement this intervention?- data facilitators will receive a stipend of $500-$1,000
- data facilitators will need initial PD
What financial resources are already allocated that would support your intervention?- we have not seen the specific school budget but can infer that money is set aside for PD. As we restructure the PD we can re-allocate those funds to support this initiative.
- we can look into Grants that support the initiative.
Will you need to reallocate funds?- see above
What material and human resources already exist in your building? How can you identify what resources are available and if you are using them effectively?- survey the staff to gather interest in being a "data coach"
- continue to query staff through the process to ensure that the coaches are effective in their positions
What material resources can be re-purposed for this intervention?- literature and data
- online learning environment such as Moodle, webinar, and screencasting software to extend the time for learning
How will you spend your budget dollars? What do you need to purchase?- pay substitute teacher time for pull-out training of facilitators
- 1-2 data experts to assist in training the facilitators
- literature library for facilitators
- stipends for facilitators
Who needs to be involved in your intervention? Does it require a shift in personnel, or is it something that can be accomplished with staff members in their current roles?- data coach/facilitators selected from current staff.
- they would remain full-time but receive a stipend as compensation
How can staff members and other community members be used creatively to achieve your intervention (e.g., volunteers, across-age mentors, specialty visitors, etc.)?- use technology savvy data facilitators, this will aid in online learning environments.
What professional development needs to take place to support the intervention? What will be the outcomes of the professional development?- The outcomes of the professional development plan will be to improve teacher understanding of student data in a way that informs and individualizes student learning experiences.
Who will conduct the professional development?- outside/inside expert
- data facilitators
Can you use existing planning time for professional development, or will you need additional time in the schedule?- use some of the existing, monthly staff meeting time
- potentially use some of the regular weekly team meeting time,
- in-service time
- explore the concept of a weekly, one hour early release program.
Will your professional development or intervention require additional fiscal resources, such as money to hire substitutes?- yes, as stated above
How will you monitor staff progress in the professional development? What are the budget considerations for progress monitoring and teacher evaluation?summarized by RM Pellant